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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH SEPTEMBER, 1905.

of section. 25 of the Principal

5. Sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Principal Ordi- Repeal of nance, as amended by section 13 of the Merchant Shipping sub-section Amendment Ordinance, 1903, is hereby repealed, and the following sub-section is substituted therefor :-

"(1). Every junk under way in the waters of the Ordinance

Colony shall, from sunset till suurise, carry either-

and new sub-section

(a). The lights prescribed for sailing vessels under substituted

with respect way by the International Collision Regu- lations; or

to lights on junks.

(b). Two bright white lights, one of which shall be placed at the foremast head and shall be of such a character as to be visible all round the horizon on a dark night with a clear atmosphere at a distance of at least one mile, and the other of which shall be placed in the stern at a height above the hull of not less than six feet and shall also be of such charac- ter as to be visible all round the horizon at the said distance.

For every omission to comply with the requirements of this sub-section, the master or other person for the time being in charge shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.”

6. Sub-section (1) (c) of section 26 of the Principal Amendment Ordinance is hereby amended by substituting the words of sub-sec- "unless with" for the word "without" in the third line tion (1) (7) thereof and by inserting the words "the proof of which 26 of the shall lie upon such person "after the word "ship" in Principal

the fourth line thereof,

of section

Ordinance.

7. Sub-section (2) (a) of section 26 of the Principal Repeal of Ordinance is hereby repealed and the following sub-section sub-section is substituted in place thereof :-

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(2)(a) of section 26 of

and new

· (2) (a).-If any launch, junk or other vessel the Principal shall be found alongside any public wharf Ordinance or landing place (not being engaged in taking sub-section ou board or landing passengers or cargo) substituted or alongside any private wharf or landing with respect place (unless with the permission of the owner tion of thereof the proof of which shall lie on the wharves. person in charge of such launch, juuk or improper other vessel) or lying off any wharf or land- muoring, ete, ing place public or private so as to obstruct

the free access of other vessels thereto; or '

to obstruc-

of sub-sec-

8. Sub-section (2) of section 30 of the Principal Ordi- Amendment nance is hereby amended by adding thereto the following tion (2) proviso :-

of section 30 of the

"Provided always that the powers couferred by Principal

this sub-section may in respect to steamships Ordinance. under 60 tons and to juuks be exercised by any European Police Officer of whatever rank.”

9. Sub-section (2) of section 37 of the Principal Or- Amendment dinance is amended by omitting therefrom all the words therein after the word "licence" in the tenth line thereof.

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of sub-section (2) of section. 37 of the Principal Ordinance.

10. Section 38 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby Amendment amended by substituting the words Harbour Master' for the words "Governor-in-Couneil" in the first, tenth and eleventh lines thereof.

of section 38 of the Principal Ordinance.

of section 39

11. Section 39 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby Amendment amended by the addition therets of the following sub- section :-

of the Prin- cipal Ordin-

ance.

“(29). If in any action brought in any Court of the Junk not

Colony in respect of a collision occurring between carrying sunset and sunrise, in or outside the waters of the lights to he

deemed in Colony, between a junk and another vessel, it is fault for proved that such junk did not carry either the lights collision. prescribed for sailing vessels by the International Collision Regulations or the lights prescribed for junks by sub-sections (1) and (2) respectively of section 25 of this Ordinance, then such junk shall be deemed to be in fault, unless it is shewn to the satis- faction of the Court that the circumstances of the ease made the omission to carry such lights necessary.”

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